Some Characteristics of Adoptive Parents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2198563 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alice M Leahy (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1933 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 548-563 |
| Publication date | 1933-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9602 • E-ISSN: 1537-5390 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/216177 |
| OpenAlex | W2075775882 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
The adoptive parents of 2,414 illegitimate children in Minnesota have been characterized according to the presence or abscence of certain attributes. Eighty-nine per cent are childless married couples. A larger percentage are native Americans than is true for adults in general, and their median age is older than that of comparable groups of true parents. An average of nearly ten years elapses between marriage and adoption of a child. This is five or six times the period preceding birth of the first child to parents in general. Girls are preferred to boys for adoption, although more boys are available, in a ration of 104 to 100. The majority of adoptive parents are urban residents, which is related to the fact that most illegitimate children are born in the city. The median grade of schooling for adoptive parents is the eighth. The proportion of adoptive fathers in professional, business, and managerial occupations is three to four times that of adult males in general. The tendency is the reverse in lower occupational groups. The majority of adopted children are in homes of superior economic status. A larger percentage of older children than younger go into homes of farmers, indicating a possible preference by farmers for older children, or a selective placement
Developmental psychology · Economics · Preference · Sociology · Child Welfare and Adoption · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Medicine · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1977 - 2021 (45) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |